title: Mosquitocidal properties of Solanum trilobatum L. (Solanaceae) leaf extracts against three important human vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the larvicidal and pupicidal activites of Solanum trilobatum (S. trilobatum) leaf extracts against Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti), Culex quinquefasciatus (Cx. quinquefasciatus) and Anopheles stephensi (An. stephensi).
  
  
  METHODS
  The larvicidal and pupucidal was determined at five different concentrations of 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 ppm. Percentage of larval mortality was assessed after 48 h.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Methanol extracts of S. trilobatum was found to be more susceptible against the larvae of Ae. aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus and An. stephensi at 250 ppm with a LC50 value of 125.43, 127.77 and 116.64 ppm respectively. Leaf methanol extracts of S. trilobatum also exhibited pupicidal and adult emergence properties.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggested that the leaf extracts of S. trilobatum showed potential to be used as an ideal ecofriendly approach for the control of the Ae. Aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus and An. stephensi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology & Botany, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Musiri-621 211 Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Selvaraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Premalatha
authors.forename: Kuppusamy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elumalai
authors.forename: Alagarmalai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeyasankar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003465:Culex; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D057148:Insecticide-Treated Bednets / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019657:Solanaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D028321:Plant Preparations
keywords: Aedes aegypti; Anopheles stephensi; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvicidal; Solanum trilobatum leaf extracts